brother of tang

I 'm no expert but I thought the rod 4th from the left in the top photo would be for an overhead?

You wont have trouble towing your boat with either of those cars. I can't give you exact specs on either but i tow a 17foot 1/2 cab mustang with a 90 on it with both an "85 2L hilux and a V6 commodore no dramas at all

Anything happening here?

Car engines don't do tens of of thousands of kilometres before requiring a workshop visit, as you seem to think. Although a lot of people don't know it most engine oils are only good for 10k or 6 months, what ever comes 1st. The lubricating properties in the oil are no good after 6 months, regardles of klms, this is one of the hardest things to convince people of. It doesn't matter if the car sits in your garage for 6 months, after that the oil is cactus. On what knowledge are you advising sammy to go double the amount of hours the service schedule says before he needs a service, it's easy to advise someone not to worry about the service schedule when it's their motor and not yours. I used to be a mechanic and I change my car oil every 5k or 3 months. I bet You've never seen the inside of a motor that has had regular oil changes compared to one that has been basicly neglected, or let go for 20k or so, time after time. Let me tell you, they're filthy, dry, hard, baked on oil all over the place, bloody horrible, but everyone thinks, "it still goes so why should I service it?" Besides that, a car engine is under a lot less stress than an outboard so I would be enclined to follow the service schedule, basicly, if you bought a 4 stroke, you paid all that $$$ for it, you have to maintain it. Just my 2cent worth!!!

Yeah I thought that would be water police, not waterways officers. The waterways/maratime are the rules which must be followed. The water police are only trying to enforce the waterways' rules and sometimes get confused or mistaken. I've had this conversation with someone on here about EPIRBs. On a boat less than 8m you aren't required by law to have an EPIRB (written in the waterways' rule book and I've confirmed it with them), yet this bloke was sent to shore with a warning by water police because he had an EPIRB that was out of date when he didn't have to have one at all. Basicly the water police don't know or don't fully understand all the rules properly, best thing to do is get a copy of the waterways rule book and keep it on your boat so you can produce it and show the water police in writting that they are wrong. There is also an office which is manned by waterways officers 7 days a week from 8am till 5pm that you can get the water police to ring and confirm if he is booking you for something that goes against what the waterways rules say. I know it's easier to just keep the peace and say yes sir, no sir, most of the time, but in a situation like I've mentioned with the EPIRBs where you're being sent back to shore and having your day cut short when the bloke is wrong, or with the light thing when the waterways rule book says you only have to carry and exhibit the correct lights between sunset and sunrise, why the bloody hell should you?

Been plenty of blackfish down this way the last few months.

So what about the bloke out fishing during the day in a little 10 or 12 foot tinny that doesn't have any nav lights, He's not breaking any laws. Are they going to make it that you're not allowed to be out in a tinny with no nav lights even during the day anymore incase they break down and end up out there in the dark? I think not.

They can't do that mate, the following is from the maratime website "Navigation at Night Be Bright – Be Safe at Night When night falls it is a completely different world on the water, and so vessels that operate from sunset to sunrise, whether at anchor or underway, must carry and exhibit the correct lights". You don't even have to carry them before sunset and after sunrise.

Mate, on the right day you can get that far outside in almost anything. I've been out off port kembla around the close islands and the beach plenty of times in a 12 foot flat bottom tinnny with a 15hp motor. I've seen blokes out there in kayaks/canoes. You have to check the weather before you go and keep an eye on it, but mate, if you play it safe and remember there's always tomorrow, a 4 or 4.5m tinny with about a 25hp (as previously suggested) would be fine for what you want to do. Good luck with it.

Thats why I drink heaps of water (atleast 1L even 2L if I can stomach it) before I go to bed, Always feel better in the mornings when I've remembered to drink the water compared to when I forget about it.

So as the title says, give us all your best hang over cure, theres got to be millions of them out there, everyone you talk to seems to have their own special cure. Well mines is in 2 parts, the first is to help prevent it from happening, drink heaps of water before you go to bed, and part 2 is the good old greasy feed of bacon and eggs or something like that when you get up. So, lets hear it, whats yours???

Nah mate, you need a PWC licence to drive one at any speed, Some of the rules are different on a PWC compared to a boat. Eg the distance you must stay from people in the water, or from the shore line etc. I don't really think it's a mistake, depends on how you take what it says. I can see how it is confusing but, it could have been worded better.

Nah mate, the other one that was running in the boating section.

I just found it mate, it actualy wasn't that long ago. It was started on the 10th june and the last post was on the 8th july, and you actualy posted in it on the 17th june, some bloody good ideas in there too. Not sure if there was another one running 5 months ago that you're thinking of but that was the one i was refering to. I love the hotdogs in the thermos idea, so easy and yet still a good feed.

wasn't this same thread running a month or so ago?

Hi fisherboy, are you sure it wasn't 3.5:1, meaning 3 1/2 : 1. Same as the 5:1 but spool turns only 3 1/2 times for every rotation of the handle? I've never seen 3:5:1

Not sure I understand the problem you talk of. If there was a section totally for land based fishing, like the game fishing and lure and fly sections there shouldn't be any confusion. All posts about LB fishing should be in the LB section (if it happens) If a post was made in that section it would only be about LB fishing. The other fishing report section would then become about boat fishing.

my mate has caught a few marlin and YFT LBG fishing down the south coast. He takes a blow up pool to keep the livies in. I think he fishes around JB and also some other spots down a bit further. He doesn't get the YFT in the numbers the boats going wide have been getting them in the last few months but he does get them. His 1st marlin was from somewhere around JB and was around the 100kg mark, he kept that 1 and had a fibreglass mould made of it and has since released a few more.

i reckon number 7 takes the cake

could have a crack in the rim, alloys are a little prone to that.

Hey cut_loose As stated previously in post #4, the bar is for non fishing topics

I just read that to my mrs and she's a bit concerned, don't reckon I'll have to shopping for a while. I also reckon every bloke here owes chris55 a beer, or maybe a case.

I read in the paper the other day some asian chef going on about eating yakkas, thanks but no thanks

G'day cath22. Obviously I don't know where, or exactly what type of trap you intend on using. The following is from the NSW fisheries site, just incase you were intending on doing something that could have landed you in the s**t. Good luck with the crabbing. Hoop or Lift Net (commonly called Witch's Hat): Not more than 5 nets to be used (or in possession) by any person at any one time. 1 or 2 hoops per net (no rigid frame between them). Diameter of hoops should be no greater than 1.25 metres. Mesh size not less than - 13mm. Drop (length of net) should be no more than 1 metre. A tag, at least 80mm x 25mm, clearing showing your name and address (or name and registration number of boat being used) must be attached. Must be dropped and raised vertically through the water by hand. Must not be used in ocean waters. Any rock lobsters or fin-fish (which are subject to a size limit) which are caught must be returned to the water. Spanner crab net: Not more than 1 spanner crab net can be used by a person at any one time. Net attached to a rigid frame not exceeding 1.6 metres in length and 1 metre in width. Net not capable of extending more than 0.1 metre beneath the frame when the frame is suspended in a horizontal position. Used only as a hand implement and only be the method of lowering the net into the water and then drawing the net vertically to the surface. Only to be used for taking of spanner crabs. May only be used in ocean waters north of Korogoro Point (Hat Head). Crab trap Not more than 1 trap to be used (or in possession) by any person at any one time. Maximum dimensions - 1.2 metres (length) x 1 metre (width) x 0.5 metre (depth) or has a diameter not exceeding 1.6 metres at the top or bottom. Minimum mesh size - 50mm. No more than 4 entrances (none of which are on the top of the trap). A buoy with a minimum diameter of 10cm clearly marked "CRAB TRAP" with your name in letters not less than 50mm high must be attached. No rope should float on the surface of the water. Must not be made of entanglement material. Must not be set to impede the free passage of fish. Any fish caught (other than crabs) must be returned to the water. Crab traps must not be used in inland waters or ocean waters. Lobster trap Not more than 1 trap to be used (or in possession) by any person at any time. The base or floor of the trap may be either rectangular or circular. Rectangular (not exceeding 1.2 metres by 1.2 metres) Circular (not exceeding 1.2 metres in diameter). A buoy with a minimum diameter of 10cm clearly marked "L" with your name in letters not less than 50mm high must be attached. No rope should float on the surface of the water. Escape gaps are required - either: 1 gap not less than 57mm high X 500mm wide or 2 gaps not less than 57mm high x 250mm wide or 3 gaps not less than 57mm high x 200mm wide so that no part of any escape gap is more than 12cm above the floor of the trap. Lobster traps must not be used in inland waters or any waters more than 10 metres deep (contour). Other fish caught in lobster traps must be returned to the water.

condolences to the family, what a dad he was by the sound of the ex-wifes statement. What a damn shame a father and son fishing trip turned into a tragedy like this. He obviously did everything in his power to save his son.